Naafiri - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.2%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Naafirivs Gragas

BAssassinFighter
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Naafiri vs Gragas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Naafiri wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Gragas based on 11 games. Gragas wins the early laning phase while Naafiri scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Naafiri vs Gragas matchup.

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Naafiri Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Naafiri performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Naafiri - 54.5% win rate in this matchup
Naafiri
54.5% WR
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Gragas vs Naafiri matchup - 45.5% win rate
Gragas
45.5% WR

Who Wins the Naafiri vs Gragas Matchup?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Gragas matchup
Winner
Naafiri
Matches: 11
54.5%
Win Rate
45.5%
4.8
CS / min
4.0
1,112
DMG / min
764
11,939
Gold / game
10,584
323
Heal / min
426
725
DMG Mitigated / min
862
0.2
CC / min
1.3
16.7%
Early Game WR
83.3%
100.0%
Late Game WR
0.0%

Naafiri vs Gragas Matchup Summary

The Naafiri vs Gragas matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Naafiri wins with a 54.5% win rate compared to Gragas's 45.5%, giving Naafiri a 9.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gragas controls the early laning stage, but Naafiri outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gragas needs to press advantages before Naafiri reaches their power spikes, while Naafiri should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gragas leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Naafiri players can confidently pick into Gragas and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Gragas away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Naafiri vs Gragas Laning Phase Breakdown

Naafiri wins the laning phase against Gragas in League of Legends

Naafiri is favored during the laning phase against Gragas, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Naafiri holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
4.8Naafiri
4.0Gragas
Naafiri edges out Gragas by 0.7 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Naafiri.
Damage
1,112Naafiri
764Gragas
Naafiri heavily out-damages Gragas by 348 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Gragas should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Naafiri's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,939Naafiri
10,584Gragas
Naafiri generates a commanding 1,356 more gold per game than Gragas. This substantial economic advantage means Naafiri consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Gragas should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.2Naafiri
1.3Gragas
Gragas brings significantly more crowd control than Naafiri, with 1.1 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Gragas far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Naafiri should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,048Naafiri
1,288Gragas
Gragas vastly out-sustains Naafiri, healing and mitigating 240 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Gragas can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Naafiri is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Naafiri, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Naafiri Build Against Gragas

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Gragas, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Gragas are Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge and Eclipse. This combination gives Naafiri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Gragas. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Gragas matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Gragas
83.3%
+66.7% advantage
Naafiri early game win rateNaafiri16.7%
Gragas early game win rateGragas83.3%
Late Game
Naafiri
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Naafiri late game win rateNaafiri100.0%
Gragas late game win rateGragas0.0%

Gragas dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 83.3% win rate — a 66.7 percentage point lead over Naafiri. This lopsided early game means Gragas can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Naafiri is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Gragas. Extended games heavily favor Naafiri, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Gragas must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Naafiri reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Naafiri survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Naafiri Runes Against Gragas

Sorcery rune tree - Naafiri primary runes vs GragasSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Naafiri rune vs GragasNimbus Cloak - best Naafiri rune vs GragasAbsolute Focus - best Naafiri rune vs GragasScorch - best Naafiri rune vs Gragas
Domination rune tree - Naafiri secondary runes vs GragasDomination
Sudden Impact - best Naafiri rune vs GragasUltimate Hunter - best Naafiri rune vs Gragas
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Domination secondary allows Naafiri to press their advantage against Gragas, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Naafiri's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Naafiri matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.12%1783.479312,18147.7%54.4%
49.41%1701.173812,67957.5%43.3%
60.14%1486.391212,15659.7%60.5%
44.20%1381.269312,38048.5%40.0%
45.52%1346.295412,90950.0%41.4%
42.11%1331.273813,04442.3%42.0%
41.67%1325.684512,30134.6%46.3%
46.56%1316.185412,66450.0%44.2%
51.20%1254.084412,37045.5%55.7%
55.74%1221.272812,95452.6%58.5%
45.90%1226.294313,04737.5%51.4%
46.61%1181.375113,28947.3%46.0%
58.47%1181.173413,21663.8%53.3%
47.79%1135.285612,42351.1%45.5%
48.65%1116.094212,30943.2%52.2%
60.38%1066.185012,66255.6%63.9%
53.85%1046.188212,24156.8%51.7%
52.00%1006.392912,69058.5%47.5%
50.00%961.279813,48552.5%48.2%
53.68%954.41,04113,14861.0%48.1%
45.26%953.583612,20344.4%46.3%
48.39%931.276113,39747.4%49.1%
42.86%911.477011,87040.4%45.5%
49.40%831.367011,52153.3%44.7%
51.85%812.778212,88254.5%50.0%
57.14%706.084111,96851.6%61.5%
46.38%696.21,02312,77759.3%38.1%
55.07%696.487911,57754.3%55.9%
53.85%656.587812,01163.6%43.8%
44.44%636.392813,37841.7%46.1%
55.00%605.890212,87552.2%56.8%
51.72%581.383213,94360.7%43.3%
56.14%575.183413,31745.8%63.6%
45.61%571.274013,48955.0%40.5%
50.91%556.495111,48148.6%55.0%
48.15%542.484613,41450.0%46.7%
46.30%546.01,05413,52154.5%40.6%
46.30%546.392612,67448.1%44.4%
59.26%546.184712,14660.0%58.6%
45.28%536.085011,46150.0%40.7%
30.19%531.073612,70730.8%29.6%
45.28%531.481513,17137.5%51.7%
49.06%531.169212,25957.1%40.0%
54.00%506.695712,46361.9%48.3%
48.00%501.279413,98355.6%43.8%
50.00%506.095912,59952.0%48.0%
44.90%491.165812,62352.4%39.3%
45.83%481.175211,65237.5%54.2%
54.17%481.469913,18256.0%52.2%
56.52%463.680111,58065.4%45.0%
57.78%456.296912,68363.2%53.9%
57.78%456.31,04614,26184.2%38.5%
54.55%442.880612,49260.9%47.6%
61.36%445.595613,74262.5%60.7%
39.53%434.877212,66123.8%54.5%
57.14%426.384412,33161.9%52.4%
42.50%402.189914,84750.0%38.5%
51.28%391.170811,95550.0%52.6%
48.72%391.181113,38450.0%47.4%
50.00%386.189111,87450.0%50.0%
48.65%376.285111,69256.3%42.9%
58.33%361.673212,29668.4%47.1%
36.11%366.186512,25546.1%30.4%
57.14%354.195413,38460.0%55.0%
51.43%353.389213,14653.3%50.0%
61.76%345.889113,54763.6%60.9%
64.71%341.881112,31966.7%62.5%
58.82%346.11,05212,47668.8%50.0%
61.76%344.490712,42757.9%66.7%
54.55%336.01,01013,69450.0%57.1%
53.13%321.286613,45961.5%47.4%
53.13%324.092411,16562.5%43.8%
43.33%305.61,00912,36950.0%38.9%
46.67%303.788212,50357.1%37.5%
43.33%306.21,06711,74040.0%46.7%
40.00%306.397012,03121.4%56.3%
50.00%281.380312,73961.5%40.0%
60.71%283.190612,47253.9%66.7%
55.56%271.678513,86366.7%50.0%
48.00%254.293614,43950.0%47.1%
60.00%256.599412,11057.1%63.6%
56.00%255.785613,24972.7%42.9%
45.83%241.379711,66946.7%44.4%
69.57%236.487712,44680.0%61.5%
56.52%234.91,14212,15164.3%44.4%
43.48%233.998612,66127.3%58.3%
54.55%221.172911,33569.2%33.3%
40.91%224.389011,96030.0%50.0%
36.36%221.075713,07440.0%33.3%
57.14%216.896312,26950.0%66.7%
47.62%216.189012,39844.4%50.0%
70.00%206.993311,52371.4%66.7%
47.37%194.71,01214,11257.1%41.7%
66.67%181.182613,12655.6%77.8%
61.11%185.385312,98555.6%66.7%
55.56%186.387511,16553.9%60.0%
55.56%183.585813,07454.5%57.1%
52.94%176.190111,91742.9%60.0%
47.06%176.090913,20757.1%40.0%
64.71%171.184913,07475.0%55.6%
50.00%165.692512,77820.0%63.6%
40.00%153.693511,49050.0%28.6%
40.00%150.970511,53728.6%50.0%
35.71%143.681212,27114.3%57.1%
50.00%146.21,05411,87060.0%44.4%
61.54%135.569910,56842.9%83.3%
53.85%136.11,08114,26150.0%57.1%
69.23%136.81,03013,31983.3%57.1%
76.92%134.51,05614,39466.7%80.0%
53.85%136.01,02713,75575.0%44.4%
58.33%121.487013,92842.9%80.0%
50.00%125.91,00011,59950.0%50.0%
72.73%115.374511,844100.0%50.0%
54.55%116.696411,74840.0%66.7%
54.55%114.81,11211,93916.7%100.0%
50.00%105.779211,90120.0%80.0%
60.00%103.091812,88360.0%60.0%
33.33%95.51,30814,4660.0%42.9%
33.33%90.876112,83425.0%40.0%
44.44%95.38279,84040.0%50.0%
77.78%94.493312,50080.0%75.0%
75.00%85.485011,837100.0%60.0%
50.00%86.61,02910,930100.0%0.0%
37.50%86.31,00213,1560.0%60.0%
12.50%86.372813,04716.7%0.0%
42.86%75.867014,3730.0%75.0%
57.14%72.070310,82057.1%0.0%
71.43%75.71,07913,01280.0%50.0%
57.14%76.499111,88350.0%66.7%
71.43%75.81,01915,21166.7%75.0%
33.33%62.361911,07233.3%33.3%
16.67%63.473611,98033.3%0.0%
66.67%66.089713,32466.7%66.7%
80.00%56.51,09211,154100.0%50.0%
60.00%54.072310,66850.0%100.0%
60.00%52.781813,80050.0%66.7%
80.00%56.31,15612,89566.7%100.0%
100.00%56.292613,664100.0%100.0%
40.00%55.968913,41450.0%33.3%
40.00%57.21,03314,20050.0%33.3%
60.00%55.45219,4850.0%100.0%

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Naafiri vs Gragas - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Naafiri do against Gragas in League of Legends?

Naafiri wins the Naafiri vs Gragas matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to Gragas's 45.5%, a 9.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Naafiri do against Gragas in the early game?

In the early game, Gragas has the advantage against Naafiri with a 83.3% win rate versus 16.7%. Gragas players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Naafiri do against Gragas in the late game?

In the late game, Naafiri takes over the Naafiri vs Gragas matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Naafiri scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Naafiri vs Gragas matchup?

Naafiri wins the matchup against Gragas with a 54.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 9.1 percentage point advantage means Naafiri is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.

What is the best Naafiri build against Gragas?

The best Naafiri build against Gragas includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Serylda's Grudge, Eclipse with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Naafiri runes against Gragas?

The best Naafiri runes against Gragas use the Sorcery primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Gragas matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Naafiri counter Gragas?

Yes, Naafiri has a favorable matchup against Gragas with a 54.5% win rate. Naafiri strongly counters Gragas in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Naafiri against Gragas?

When playing Naafiri against Gragas, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Gragas. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.